Webkinz News

A round-up of Webkinz coverage in magazines, newspapers, and online from around the Globe.

JANUARY, 2008

IN FROM GANZ - ALL RETAILERS WILL NOW HAVE LIMITED SUPPLY OF NEW RELEASE ITEMS BASED ON THEIR STATUS WITH GANZ.

WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE ARE ONE OF THE FIRST TO PRESENT AND OFFER THESE NEW LIMITED RELEASES TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS.

GET YOUR HANDZ ON A GANZ!

Retired Pets

Lots of people have been wondering about Retired pets. The rumors are true: Lots of Webkinz pets are being retired. When a pet is retired, that means that Ganz is not making any more of them. If you can find a Retired Pet in our stores, it can be adopted. If you’ve already adopted a a retired pet, you can continue to play with it. If you want to adopt one of these cool critters. Buy retired pets soon, it won’t be long before they’ll be gone!

Have you found the Super Secret Recipes?

You’ve probably noticed that they have added LOTS of new food to the W Shop lately, and with new food comes new recipes! The thing about the new recipes is that they’re very, very, very secret. So secret, in fact, that they are not even going to tell you their names. There are secret recipes for the blender, stove, and sandwich maker, so visit the W Shop, pick up some tasty treats and get cooking!

Do Not Disturb!

If you’ve ever wanted to let your friends know that you’re too busy to play games or visit their house, now you can! Just click the “Do Not Disturb” button on your Webkinz’ cell phone. This will let your friends know that you’re busy. You can still invite your friends to play games or visit, but they cannot invite you. To turn off the “Do Not Disturb” feature, just click the button again.

Postcards!

Check out our fantastic new postcards, featuring all your favorite Webkinz characters. You can send these postcards to all your friends to tell them about the great time you’re having in Webkinz World. Just visit our “Postcards” page and see all the cool new designs you can choose from!

Jobs: Easier Than Ever Before

Tabby Von Meow is full of good news! She asked us to tell you about some changes to a few of the jobs. Now the Piano Player, Fence Painter, and Sandwich Maker jobs are easier than ever! Just drop by the Employment Center and give them a try; we know you’ll do a great job!

Are you a Tournament Master?

It sure would be great to be able to see your own personal tournament stats, right? Now you can! Visit the Tournament Arena and click on the "Personal Statistics" button. You will be able to see the number of tournaments you have entered, how many you won, your total winnings and your tournament score. Check it out today!

Time to Tickle Those Ivories!

Tabby Von Meow, Employment Officer extraordinaire has some great news to share! There's another new job available in the Employment Office. Now everyone in Webkinz World can become the star of their own show by doing the piano player job. This is a medium job, so check out teh prerequisiste to see if you can play today!

From now on, when adopting the tenth Webkinz pet and every fifth one after that, kids will get a Super Exclusive bed.

They're called Super Exclusive because the ONLY way to get them is by adopting pets. The best part is that kids get to choose the Super Exclusive bed that they like best of all!

Time for Trivia!

If you like to answer trivia at Quizzy's, we've got some great news for you.. a brand new series of questions has been created just for you! From Art to Science, Quizzy has written hundreds more questions for you to answer. Visit Quizzy's today.. don't forget your thinking cap!



Webkinz have been featured on:

The Today Show,

Live with Regis and Kelly,

Good Morning America,

Rachael Ray,

Redbook Magazine,

Parents Magazine

Webkinz Press and Current Media!

2007 CNET I fell in love with a virtual cat

Dec 2006 Playthings Webkinz: the little plush that's a big deal

Nov 2006 Redbook Collection of Cute, Cuddly, Pets

Nov 2006 Hometownlife.com Fuzzy Friends Help Kids Learn

Nov 2006 Learning Express Top 20 Toys For The Holiday Season

Nov 2006 Kids Today Products on Parade

Sept 2006 Toronto Sun Cuddly critters for kids

July 2006 JG-TC Online “Just like a pet”-Webkinz owners care for ‘virtual’ stuffed animals

July 2006 The Times West Virginian Webkinz™ invasion

July 2006 Folsom Telegraph Webkinz World is the new place to be

July 2006 Playthings Digital Pets

July 2006 Giftware News Ganz Webkinz get three stars

July 2006 Omaha World Herald Webkinz fun in real and virtual worlds

July 2006 Carlsbad Current Argus Your teddy bear may be online too!